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usbip: fix usbip bind writing random string after command in match_busid

PATCH In review Juan Zea 3 participants 7 messages Dec 13, 2017 – Dec 15, 2017

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#0 lore raw

usbip bind writes commands followed by random string when writing to match_busid attribute in sysfs, caused by using full variable size instead of string length.

---
 tools/usb/usbip/src/utils.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
tools/usb/usbip/src/utils.c +1 -1
index 2b3d6d2..ea1a1af 100644
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ int modify_match_busid(char *busid, int add)
                snprintf(command, SYSFS_BUS_ID_SIZE + 4, "del %s", busid);
 
        rc = write_sysfs_attribute(match_busid_attr_path, command,
-                                  sizeof(command));
+                                  strlen(command));
        if (rc < 0) {
                dbg("failed to write match_busid: %s", strerror(errno));
                return -1;
author
#1 lore raw

PATCH 1/1 usbip: fix usbip bind writing random string after command in match_busid

usbip bind writes commands followed by random string when writing to match_busid attribute in sysfs, caused by using full variable size instead of string length.

---
 tools/usb/usbip/src/utils.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
tools/usb/usbip/src/utils.c +1 -1
index 2b3d6d2..ea1a1af 100644
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ int modify_match_busid(char *busid, int add)
                snprintf(command, SYSFS_BUS_ID_SIZE + 4, "del %s", busid);
 
        rc = write_sysfs_attribute(match_busid_attr_path, command,
-                                  sizeof(command));
+                                  strlen(command));
        if (rc < 0) {
                dbg("failed to write match_busid: %s", strerror(errno));
                return -1;
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#2 lore raw
Quoted 15 lines · Juan Zea

usbip bind writes commands followed by random string when writing to match_busid attribute in sysfs, caused by using full variable size instead of string length.

---
 tools/usb/usbip/src/utils.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
tools/usb/usbip/src/utils.c +0 -0
index 2b3d6d2..ea1a1af 100644

tools/usb/usbip/src/utils.c int modify_match_busid(char *busid, int add) · line 48

Quoted 8 lines
tools/usb/usbip/src/utils.c +1 -1
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ int modify_match_busid(char *busid, int add)
                snprintf(command, SYSFS_BUS_ID_SIZE + 4, "del %s", busid);
 
        rc = write_sysfs_attribute(match_busid_attr_path, command,
-                                  sizeof(command));
+                                  strlen(command));
        if (rc < 0) {
                dbg("failed to write match_busid: %s", strerror(errno));
                return -1;

Why not use the return value from snprintf() for length, instead of calling strlen(command)?

thanks,
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#3 lore raw
Quoted 1 line

Why not use the return value from snprintf() for length, instead of calling

strlen(command)?

Yes, that makes sense. Something like this?

Regards,
Juan
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tools/usb/usbip/src/utils.c +6 -3
index 2b3d6d2..3d7b42e 100644
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ int modify_match_busid(char *busid, int add)
        char command[SYSFS_BUS_ID_SIZE + 4];
        char match_busid_attr_path[SYSFS_PATH_MAX];
        int rc;
+       int cmd_size;
 
        snprintf(match_busid_attr_path, sizeof(match_busid_attr_path),
                 "%s/%s/%s/%s/%s/%s", SYSFS_MNT_PATH, SYSFS_BUS_NAME,
@@ -37,12 +38,14 @@ int modify_match_busid(char *busid, int add)
                 attr_name);
 
        if (add)
-               snprintf(command, SYSFS_BUS_ID_SIZE + 4, "add %s", busid);
+               cmd_size = snprintf(command, SYSFS_BUS_ID_SIZE + 4, "add %s",
+                                   busid);
        else
-               snprintf(command, SYSFS_BUS_ID_SIZE + 4, "del %s", busid);
+               cmd_size = snprintf(command, SYSFS_BUS_ID_SIZE + 4, "del %s",
+                                   busid);
 
        rc = write_sysfs_attribute(match_busid_attr_path, command,
-                                  sizeof(command));
+                                  cmd_size);
        if (rc < 0) {
                dbg("failed to write match_busid: %s", strerror(errno));
                return -1;
#4 lore raw
Quoted 4 lines · Juan Zea
Quoted 1 line

Why not use the return value from snprintf() for length, instead of calling

strlen(command)?

Yes, that makes sense. Something like this?

Yes

Quoted 33 lines
tools/usb/usbip/src/utils.c +6 -3
index 2b3d6d2..3d7b42e 100644
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ int modify_match_busid(char *busid, int add)
        char command[SYSFS_BUS_ID_SIZE + 4];
        char match_busid_attr_path[SYSFS_PATH_MAX];
        int rc;
+       int cmd_size;
 
        snprintf(match_busid_attr_path, sizeof(match_busid_attr_path),
                 "%s/%s/%s/%s/%s/%s", SYSFS_MNT_PATH, SYSFS_BUS_NAME,
@@ -37,12 +38,14 @@ int modify_match_busid(char *busid, int add)
                 attr_name);
 
        if (add)
-               snprintf(command, SYSFS_BUS_ID_SIZE + 4, "add %s", busid);
+               cmd_size = snprintf(command, SYSFS_BUS_ID_SIZE + 4, "add %s",
+                                   busid);
        else
-               snprintf(command, SYSFS_BUS_ID_SIZE + 4, "del %s", busid);
+               cmd_size = snprintf(command, SYSFS_BUS_ID_SIZE + 4, "del %s",
+                                   busid);
 
        rc = write_sysfs_attribute(match_busid_attr_path, command,
-                                  sizeof(command));
+                                  cmd_size);
        if (rc < 0) {
                dbg("failed to write match_busid: %s", strerror(errno));
                return -1;
Quoted 3 lines

Regards,
Juan

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#5 lore raw

PATCH 1/1 usbip: fix usbip bind writing random string after command in match_busid

usbip bind writes commands followed by random string when writing to match_busid attribute in sysfs, caused by using full variable size instead of string length.

---
 tools/usb/usbip/src/utils.c | 9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
tools/usb/usbip/src/utils.c +6 -3
index 2b3d6d2..3d7b42e 100644
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ int modify_match_busid(char *busid, int add)
 	char command[SYSFS_BUS_ID_SIZE + 4];
 	char match_busid_attr_path[SYSFS_PATH_MAX];
 	int rc;
+	int cmd_size;
 
 	snprintf(match_busid_attr_path, sizeof(match_busid_attr_path),
 		 "%s/%s/%s/%s/%s/%s", SYSFS_MNT_PATH, SYSFS_BUS_NAME,
@@ -37,12 +38,14 @@ int modify_match_busid(char *busid, int add)
 		 attr_name);
 
 	if (add)
-		snprintf(command, SYSFS_BUS_ID_SIZE + 4, "add %s", busid);
+		cmd_size = snprintf(command, SYSFS_BUS_ID_SIZE + 4, "add %s",
+				    busid);
 	else
-		snprintf(command, SYSFS_BUS_ID_SIZE + 4, "del %s", busid);
+		cmd_size = snprintf(command, SYSFS_BUS_ID_SIZE + 4, "del %s",
+				    busid);
 
 	rc = write_sysfs_attribute(match_busid_attr_path, command,
-				   sizeof(command));
+				   cmd_size);
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		dbg("failed to write match_busid: %s", strerror(errno));
 		return -1;
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#6 lore raw
Quoted 30 lines · Juan Zea

usbip bind writes commands followed by random string when writing to match_busid attribute in sysfs, caused by using full variable size instead of string length.

---
 tools/usb/usbip/src/utils.c | 9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
tools/usb/usbip/src/utils.c +3 -1
index 2b3d6d2..3d7b42e 100644
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ int modify_match_busid(char *busid, int add)
 	char command[SYSFS_BUS_ID_SIZE + 4];
 	char match_busid_attr_path[SYSFS_PATH_MAX];
 	int rc;
+	int cmd_size;
 
 	snprintf(match_busid_attr_path, sizeof(match_busid_attr_path),
 		 "%s/%s/%s/%s/%s/%s", SYSFS_MNT_PATH, SYSFS_BUS_NAME,
@@ -37,12 +38,14 @@ int modify_match_busid(char *busid, int add)
 		 attr_name);
 
 	if (add)
-		snprintf(command, SYSFS_BUS_ID_SIZE + 4, "add %s", busid);
+		cmd_size = snprintf(command, SYSFS_BUS_ID_SIZE + 4, "add %s",
+				    busid);
 	else

tools/usb/usbip/src/utils.c int modify_match_busid(char *busid, int add) · line 51

Quoted 10 lines
tools/usb/usbip/src/utils.c +3 -2
-		snprintf(command, SYSFS_BUS_ID_SIZE + 4, "del %s", busid);
+		cmd_size = snprintf(command, SYSFS_BUS_ID_SIZE + 4, "del %s",
+				    busid);
 
 	rc = write_sysfs_attribute(match_busid_attr_path, command,
-				   sizeof(command));
+				   cmd_size);
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		dbg("failed to write match_busid: %s", strerror(errno));
 		return -1;

Thanks for the patch.

Greg, could you please pick this up.

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